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Comics suit him
A proud eccentric in flashy suits, James Sime mixed comic joy with comfortable seating when he opened Isotope, San Francisco's first comic book lounge, almost 10 years ago.
Bringing age-old wisdom west
Kazuaki Tanahashi has just published an English translation of "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye" by the 13th century monk Dogen Zenji. He began translating Dogen’s work in 1960.
Let's talk about sex
In "Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk," the Association for the Betterment of Sex (ABS) gives us all the answers - just not the right ones.
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From vampires to 'Ghosts'
Amber Benson, who many know for her stint on "Buffy," says her new book, "Among the Ghost," is a palette cleanser.
Things that text in the night
Author Bekka Black's "iDrakula" is a retelling of the classic novel via text messages, e-mails and Web pages.
After the accident
At 18, Darin Strauss accidentally killed a cyclist while driving. He talks about his new memoir, which centers on the tragedy.
Repairing the damage
In most memoirs, the author is not the bad guy. But after falsely accusing her father of molesting her, Meredith Maran says there was no other way to cast herself.
Looking back (and good)
Poet Michael McClure talks about the Beats' lasting appeal and his hairdo.
Homeruns and hair
Dan Epstein did eight years of research for "Big Hair and Plastic Grass- A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s."
Debunking 'alpha dog' theory
"Through a Dog's Eyes" calls for an end to dog-training strategies that use choke collars and flip dogs on their backs to dominate them.
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Week: 10.31.10
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by Jonathan Franzen - squirrel seeks chipmunk
by David Sedaris - the girl who kicked the hornet's nest
by Stieg Larsson - our kind of traitor
by John le Carré - worth dying for
by Lee Child
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